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ASCARIDIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Roundworm having a preanal sucker

Synonyms:

Ascaridia; genus Ascaridia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ascaridia" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Ascaridia"):

Ascaridia galli; chicken roundworm (intestinal parasite of domestic fowl)

Holonyms ("Ascaridia" is a member of...):

Ascaridae; family Ascaridae (large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)

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